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Lineups and Summary
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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 31, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, played on July 31, 1931 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 31, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 31, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Benton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Kremer |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ernie Quigley 1B: Charlie Moran 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Estel Crabtree | Right Fielder |
| Nick Cullop | Left Fielder |
| Harvey Hendrick | First Baseman |
| Tony Cuccinello | Second Baseman |
| Taylor Douthit | Center Fielder |
| Clyde Beck | Third Baseman |
| Leo Durocher | Shortstop |
| Clyde Sukeforth | Catcher |
| Larry Benton | Pitcher |
| Dan Howley | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Woody Jensen | Left Fielder |
| George Grantham | Second Baseman |
| Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
| Earl Grace | Catcher |
| Tommy Thevenow | Shortstop |
| Ray Kremer | Pitcher |
| Jewel Ens | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 31, 1931
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crabtree vs. Kremer
Crabtree hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullop vs. Kremer
Cullop strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Kremer
Hendrick hits a popup towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Benton
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Benton
Jensen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Benton
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Traynor vs. Benton
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Kremer
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Kremer
Douthit hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beck vs. Kremer
Beck hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grantham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Benton
Waner hits a fly ball into right field. Crabtree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Benton
Suhr hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Benton
Grace hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Kremer
Durocher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sukeforth vs. Kremer
Sukeforth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Kremer
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Benton
Thevenow hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kremer vs. Benton
Kremer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Benton
Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kremer moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Benton
Jensen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Douthit. Jensen reaches second base with a double. Kremer scores. Waner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grantham vs. Benton
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Traynor vs. Benton
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crabtree vs. Kremer
Crabtree strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullop vs. Kremer
Cullop strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Kremer
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuccinello vs. Kremer
Cuccinello takes first base on ball four. Hendrick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Douthit vs. Kremer
Douthit strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Benton
Waner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sukeforth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Benton
Suhr hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sukeforth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Benton
Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Cullop settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beck vs. Kremer
Beck hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Kremer
Durocher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grantham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sukeforth vs. Kremer
Sukeforth hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benton vs. Kremer
Grace fires to first and picks off Sukeforth. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Benton
Thevenow hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Sukeforth fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Sukeforth. Thevenow moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kremer vs. Benton
Kremer hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thevenow scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Benton
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Benton
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Kremer
Benton hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crabtree vs. Kremer
Crabtree hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullop vs. Kremer
Cullop takes first base on ball four. Crabtree moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendrick vs. Kremer
Hendrick hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cuccinello vs. Kremer
Cuccinello takes first base on ball four. Crabtree moves to third. Cullop moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Douthit vs. Kremer
Douthit hits a popup towards short. Thevenow settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Benton
Grantham hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sukeforth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Benton
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Benton
Waner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Douthit. Waner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suhr vs. Benton
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hendrick scoops it up and throws to first, with Benton covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beck vs. Kremer
Beck takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durocher vs. Kremer
Durocher hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sukeforth vs. Kremer
Sukeforth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grantham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heathcote vs. Kremer
Cliff Heathcote pinch hits for Larry Benton.
Heathcote hits a popup, foul, towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Frey
Benny Frey now pitching.
Grace hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thevenow vs. Frey
Thevenow hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Frey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kremer vs. Frey
Kremer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Douthit. Kremer reaches second base with a double. Thevenow goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Frey
Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kremer moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jensen vs. Frey
Jensen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kremer scores. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grantham vs. Frey
Grantham takes first base on ball four. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Traynor vs. Frey
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crabtree vs. Kremer
Crabtree hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullop vs. Kremer
Cullop hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crabtree moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendrick vs. Kremer
Hendrick hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cuccinello vs. Kremer
Cuccinello hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Douthit vs. Kremer
Douthit hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Frey
Waner hits a fly ball into right field. Crabtree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Frey
Suhr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Crabtree throws the ball in to Durocher who tags Suhr trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Frey
Grace hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Douthit. Grace reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thevenow vs. Frey
Thevenow hits a ball on the ground towards third. Beck fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stripp vs. Kremer
Joe Stripp pinch hits for Clyde Beck.
Stripp hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lucas vs. Kremer
Red Lucas pinch hits for Leo Durocher.
Lucas hits a popup towards short. Thevenow settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sukeforth vs. Kremer
Sukeforth takes first base on ball four. Stripp moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ford vs. Kremer
Hod Ford pinch hits for Benny Frey.
Ford takes first base on ball four. Stripp moves to third. Sukeforth moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Crabtree vs. Kremer
Crabtree hits a popup towards first. Suhr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cullop vs. Kremer
Cullop hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/31/1931 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Crabtree E, rf 5 0 2 0 Waner L, cf 4 1 2 0
Cullop N, lf 4 0 1 0 Jensen W, lf 4 0 3 3
Hendrick H, 1b 4 0 1 0 Grantham G, 2b 3 0 0 0
Cuccinello T, 2b 2 0 0 0 Traynor P, 3b 4 0 0 0
Douthit T, cf 4 0 0 0 Waner P, rf 4 0 1 0
Beck C, 3b 2 0 0 0 Suhr G, 1b 4 0 1 0
Stripp J, ph 1 0 1 0 Grace E, c 4 0 2 0
Durocher L, ss 3 0 0 0 Thevenow T, ss 4 2 1 0
Lucas R, ph 1 0 0 0 Kremer R, p 3 2 1 2
Sukeforth C, c 3 0 1 0
Benton L, p 2 0 0 0
Heathcote C, ph 1 0 0 0
Frey B, p 0 0 0 0
Ford H, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 0 6 0 34 5 11 5
Cincinnati 000 000 000 -- 0
Pittsburgh 002 010 20x -- 5
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Benton L (L) 6.0 5 3 2 0 0
Frey B 2.0 6 2 2 1 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Kremer R (W) 9.0 6 0 0 6 4
E -- Sukeforth C
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 11, Pittsburgh 6
2B -- Jensen W, Waner P, Kremer R, Grace E
T -- 1:34
A -- 0
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